The 12 National Priorities
Vision 2040 translates its four strategic pillars into twelve national priorities — the operational layer where policy intent meets measurable targets. Each priority carries a defined set of KPIs with baseline values (typically drawn from 2015-2017 data), interim milestones, and 2040 end-state targets. The Implementation Follow-up Unit tracks delivery against these indicators through annual performance reviews, producing the RAG-status assessments that inform cabinet-level decision-making.
The priorities span the full breadth of the reform agenda. Education, Learning, Scientific Research and National Capabilities and Health anchor the human capital dimension. Economic Diversification and Fiscal Sustainability and Labour Market and Employment address the structural economic challenge of reducing hydrocarbon dependence while generating private-sector employment for a young and growing population. Governance, Rule of Law and the Judiciary provides the institutional backbone — regulatory quality, anti-corruption frameworks, and public administration reform.
Cross-cutting priorities such as Wellbeing and Social Protection and Environment and Natural Resources reflect the increasingly integrated nature of development planning, where fiscal consolidation, climate adaptation, and social resilience are treated as interdependent objectives rather than isolated workstreams. Each priority page in this section provides a full KPI inventory, progress assessment, and links to the implementing programmes responsible for delivery.